Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 3, 1985 Page: 1 of 38
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Hinton, along with 16 year old
Wilma Franklin who has been
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Leftwich memorial scholarship
fund established locally
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was brought to Panola County Judge John Ballard the third
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establish a scholarship fund in
tribute to the man began almost will have first consideration.
immediately. The recipient of the award will
And much was said about the be determined by a committoe
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recipient.
Interested seniors can apply
for the scholarship in the spring.
The scholarship will be open to
any student, but Robinson ex-
plained that agriculture students
had to beout taking the chance.
Officiols credit the light traffic
with holding off most of the
traditional rash of cods for
aseirtance that era received un-
til later in the day Friday.
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long as there is a need." wishes to reunite with his or her arrangements with Trailways to
The offer has been used once family to take advantage of the return to his or her home.
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By Shirley Anderson
Parents of runaways
In memory of agriculture teacher
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everywhere can rejoice at a
program instituted by Trailways
Bus Lines. The bus ine allows so for hero in Panola County, ac
runaways under IB years old to cording
go home free of charge on any
Trailways bus.
According to Trailways choir
man and chief executive officer she knows the agony parents of child's hometown as a runaway
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j to local Trailways To use the service a child or No arrest is made and no fine
manager Joyce Henderson. She teenager should contact the applies In these cases. In the
praises the system, local police department who in local case, the county juvenile
As a parent herself, she says turn verifies the status with the authorities even escort the
child, a boy, to his destination.
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can- being held in Lovisiana on brought to Panola County after one of the three charged in the her husband Johnny fast De raw focilities
linger charges ranging from copital waiving extradition kidnapping-murder of Deborah bar. failed to wawe extrodition Franklin was reportedly token
_ Jon. 18. she changed her mind to the Harrison County Juvenile
organized." Robinson said.
The amount of money
received by the student selected
is yet undetermined, being that
the scholarship is set aside in a
trust fund. Robinson explained
Interest from the principal will
be the yearly awarded money.
Presently there is $4,000 in the
Leftwich Memorial Scholarship
Fund, he said
The Agriculture Club Boosters
recently donated $500 to the
fund. Robinson explained. He ad-
ded that because of the short in-
terest period, $250 will be awar
ded with the interest accrued
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James L. Kerrigan , the program runaways must go through, and or missing person. An officer of
will be offered to runaways "os urges any child in this area who the court will then make
has been ds. Paula LaGrone. Judy Ritter
and Wayne Robinson .
met a former "Academic achievement and
Exemption important here
■ —1985marksfirst year of reduction from 40 percent
Of truce Hawkim effective this yer in relation to Exemption will decrease from 40 claim and qualify for a number
The Homestead Exemption is the automatic exemption the percent to 30 percent, of- of possible exemptions in an at
one factor of major importance government has allowed local fectively reducing the home tempt to reduce their ever-
in relation to savings on proper- taxing entities to provide home owners' savings by some 10 per- growing tax bill.
ty -tax assessments by local owners at their (the entities") cent. County Appraiser Jewel The Homestead exemption is
taxing entitles. discretion. Ellis verified. one such advantage offered to
Local property owners should The current year marks the fir- in the process of paying taxes ” "
be aware that there is a change st year that the Homestead property owners have learned to "•
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there are
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defendant in the case. Toby
Franklin. whom local officials Willioms 20. remains in
are attempting to have certified Louisiana refusing to waive ex-
as an adult in Texas, remained in tradition to Texas.
Carthage City facilities Thursday local officials have indicated
night while Hinton was repor- Momm me Two we* 4
deg traffic aasert sea>
ed by area officials but
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Brand highwoy
By Bruce Howkins
Af o educators and sup-
porters of Carthage High
School's vocational ogriculture
program recently established a
memorial scholarship fund in
honor of long-time citizen and
vocational agriculture educator
Kyle Leftwich.
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organization of the scholarship
fund said its main purpose was \
to promote the one major area
of interest held by the late Mr.
Leftwich who held a career as
instructor in the Carthago school
system for some 31 years.
Leftwich died in December.
1984 and efforts to
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Deadline to receive
nominations for the 1985 Out-
standing Citizen of the Year is
drawing near, with names to
be submitted to Panola Coun-
ty Newspapers no later than
_ snow and ice
had the roadways coated by m«d-
evening Thuryde, local ogencies
were pleosed that most people
went home and stayed there
reporting relatively low ec-
student of his who didn't admire citizenship will determine who
him." Wayne Robinson CHS receives the scholarship. Robin-
agriculture teacher said. son said
Robinson said a number of Robinson encouraged all
calls wore received following seniors to apply. Persons in-
Leftwich's death from terested in contributing to the
people wanting to know if memorial fund may contact Pat
something could be done in his Webb or Wayne Robinson at Cor
memory. thage High School.
"We felt that the scholarship ammu
was the best thing that could be
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Grissom, Debe & Chessher, Earl. Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 3, 1985, newspaper, February 3, 1985; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430495/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.